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The first thing I tackled was the frame and suspension. Cleaned it with a soda blaster first then chiseled away all of the grease and grime. The front and rear axles came off pretty easy but the pins holding the shackles took some pretty big swings with the sledge to get loose.
This all took the better part of a weekend.
I blasted half of the frame and sprayed some vht to see how it would turn out. Top fully blasted and half painted Done with first round of paint Pulled out the front axle Lifted the front of chassis as high as I could with the hoist so I could blast and paint the bottom. This didn't lead to good enough results as I ended up doing manual cleanup of the frame later. And the rear axle was out.
Great thread. Your garage looks just like mine, every time I want to do something to my truck I need to move 3 bikes, a wagon, and 2 scooters outta the way! The joys of little kids & their stuff (actually I wouldn't have it any other way...they love 'helping' me with the truck).
Great thread. Your garage looks just like mine, every time I want to do something to my truck I need to move 3 bikes, a wagon, and 2 scooters outta the way! The joys of little kids & their stuff (actually I wouldn't have it any other way...they love 'helping' me with the truck).
Yeah, they love working on the truck and creating havoc in the garage. I'm thinking the bikes and scooters will go in the basement this winter!
First big project is the the new suspension. Started with cleaning the chassis and boxing the frame front and rear. My first attempt at welding the bottom side while upside down was a disaster. So we flipped the chassis using the chain hoist. Cleaned the bottom with wire wheel and then gave the whole thing a coat of por15. The gloss was too much for me so I followed it with matte finish vht chassis paint.
Welded in the front x-member first, then the 4-link mounts. Basically all of the welding I would need to do on the bottom side.
The mustang ii x-member was a little narrow so I made a couple of shims out of 3/16 plate steel. The front end came together pretty well but the springs were too long so I had to cut a coil out.
X-member gap. Needed shim in addition to boxing plate to fill. Welded in the x-member while chassis was flipped. After por15 and vht Boxing plate Front spring mount Front boxing plate and shim Rear c-notch. Instructions say to leave more than half of frame height Flipping the chassis with a friend and a hoist 4-link mount Mocked up without springs
My suspension posts are finally caught up. I installed the 4-link and Ford 8.8 read end this weekend. It's a low mileage unit out of a Lincoln lsc. Originally a disc brake setup the parts are tough to come by...nobody has the calipers. That doesn't bode well for the long run so I am saving up for a wilwood setup. Gears are 3.27 and they look new. I'll just do bearings and seals when I get the brakes.
The no limit fat bar setup is really nice but the instructions are limited in detail. I read several threads here on the forum that were a huge help!
Cleaned up and new gear cover in place. Fitting the coilover mount Upper coilover mount welded in It fit perfectly Everything tacked in. I then pulled it apart this morning and finished welding everything and painting it up. Finished product
Ive started work on the cab the last few weeks. It has surface rust everywhere mixed with it's original yellow paint. Had a bad accident at some point that did a lot of damage to the right side. Door frame has issues as well as the cab corner and side.
There is pitting on the floor but it doesn't feel weak. I'm deciding on if I need to do the whole floor or just a couple patches. I'm trying to save as much of the original metal as possible.
Cowl is pretty straight. Will need some work where the hood sits Floors solid but had enough surface rust that I'm concerned about the pitting Dash is a disaster and I would replace if it was available. It's cut in several places and dented in others. Tons of bondo A couple of small rust holes above back window Much of the cab back is solid Roof seems okay but need to keep working around the edges to see if there's rust through I cut this out of the top of the dash. I think it was where they mounted a cb or something Cut and formed a panel for the dash to replace the bad metal. This is the corner that is really thought. Took a big hit at some point. Will replace most of this. You can see the damage a little better with primer on it .
Wow, you sure have made progress! Your roof looks alot better than mine-actually your whole cab looks much better than mine did but I am done with the floors/corners. Keep it up! I'm watching and will be restarting mine soon!
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